Child Labor vs. Child Labor Exploitation vs. Child Labor Trafficking Venn Diagram

It can be tough to differentiate between child labor, child labor exploitation, and child labor trafficking. All of these are separate from child employment, which is when minors are working legally and their employers are following all proper child labor laws.

If children are working legally but are denied basic legal rights (like fair compensation), they are experiencing labor exploitation. In contrast, if minors are engaging in work that is harmful to their health, development, education, or that has a legal age requirement, this situation would constitute a different crime, child labor. Child labor trafficking can have the same components as child labor and labor exploitation, but is only considered labor trafficking if force, fraud, or coercion is present.

Created with reference to Heal Trafficking’s version.  

Topic(s): Minors
Resource Type: Guide
Date: July 5, 2024
Language(s): English
Author(s): Framework